I was browsing through a list of fun military quotes, and came up with quite a few that should easily be included as loading screen tips in this game. Figured I'd share them Feel free to post your own: "If they're in range, so are you." "Don't draw fire; it irritates the people around you." (Army advice to a new guy) "Teamwork is essential, it gives them someone else to shoot at." "Anything you do can get you shot, including doing nothing." "If it's stupid but it works, it isn't stupid." "When the pin is pulled, Mr. Grenade is not our friend." (Mr. Artillery/Air Strike?) "If you find yourself in a fair fight, you didn't plan your mission properly." "When in doubt, empty the magazine." "Flexibility is the key to tactical success. Indecision is the key to flexibility." "Tracers work both ways." "Try to look unimportant. They may be low on ammo." "Friendly fire...isn't." "Aim towards the enemy." (Fun note, this is written on the side of US rocket launchers) "If your attack is going well, you have walked into an ambush." "Make it tough for the enemy to get in and you won't be able to get out." Those are the better ones (that I could use for a mech, anyway) that I know So, what are yours?
Also written on the claymore. "Information is Ammunition" "Be polite, Be professional, and have a plan to kill everyone in a room." "Ammo is Bae" "Speed is Life" "War is Chaos, and [insert faction] practices it." "The best armor is to stay out of gun shot"- Italian saying. "anything worth fighting for, is worth fighting dirty for." "Draft beer, not people"
Or to take an old thread joke from Russia, "If they take out legs, we are Turret!" "If they take out weapons, we are Bunker!" "and If they take out armor, we are Heros!" it's not how it goes completely, but it's rather close.
"One does not Simply walk in Tera Therma" "Lights Run in Packs" "Never use the score as an advantage" "Love the life you have, not the one you live" "If its Red Shoot it" "Dire Wolfs love back scratches" just a few i thought of.
Here are my ideas: 1. You can lose everything, but protect your CeeTee! 2. Mechs are designed to Walk, not to stand Still. 3. Hit hard. If it's not dead - hit harder! 4. If you see smoke but it's not your Cigarette - GTFO! 5. If you see sexy legs - Cripple them! 6. Assault Mechs are designed to 'Assault'. 7. If you wonder why it's not working - it's still Beta! 8. If you lose, don't blame your Mates - blame Mr. Matchmaker 9. You want to customize your Trial Mech? Don't try it. 10. Heat is life. Movement is also! 11. Targeting is your friend. Firing your love. Killing your Commander.. 12. Bigger is not better (not only mechs) 13. Usually you are stronger in a group. If your group is strong. 14. There is no 3rd Person option. No, really! 15. Don't trade skill for luck.
I was thinking more actual military quotes and advice to throw in, but whatever works Here's another one: "You're not retreating. You're just advancing in a different direction!"
"For he who fights and runs away May live to fight another day; But he who is in battle slain Can never rise and fight again." - Oliver Goldsmith
Perhaps we should actually put our efforts into replacing some of the current loading screen help, as some are completely crap. Maybe we could send a document to Russ with a load of useful and funny ideas?
This gives me a great idea and a cool project to work on. How about a Battlemech-Fibel? For those who are unaware of the German WWII Panther and Tiger Fibel (manuals) check this out: http://chickgeek.org/wwii-german-tank-manuals-are-unexpectedly-hilarious/ We could have mechspeccers help write valuable tips for new players to get started and make a compilation and organize it into pages and I can illustrate it like these old WWII manuals.
